Folding chair



S. PANAGOPULOS FOLDING CHAIR Mafch 24,1925. 1,530,954

Filed July '7, 1924 .45. Pamrzgap Q20 5 Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

FOLDING- CHAIR.

Application filed July 7,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SrERos PANAGOIULOS, a citizen'of the United States,residing at Lisbon, in the county of Columbia'na and State of Ghio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a. Folding Chair, ofwhich the following is a specification. y I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in chairs and isprincipally adapted to a childs chairNwhich may be readily and easilyfolded when not in use and placed in a suitable casing to facilitate thecarrying or storing away thereof.

Another important objeot'of the invention is to provide a folding chairof the above mentioned character,wherein means is associated therewithfor supporting the chair when in use. i i

A further object is to provide a childs folding chair which includes ameans for supporting the same on the back of an ordinary chair, meansbeing further provided for the chair when in use. i

A further object of the invention is to provide a childs folding chairof the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction,inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposesfor which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective VlQAV of my improved chair showing the same inan assembled position.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof when in a folded position, and

Figure 3 is a. side elevation of the case for receiving the foldedchair. v

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred em;- bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates thebottom of seat of my im proved folding chair and the same is preferablyformed of wood and is substantially rectangular in design. Extendingacross the bottom of the seat adjacent the side edges thereof are therods 2 and 3 respectively, the same being supported in position on thebottom of the seat through the medium of bracing the sides and back ofwill engage the vertically tion when the chair 1924. Serial No. 724,644.

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the longitudinally extending strip 1. This Y construction is Figure 2 ofthe drawing. 'The rods are adapted forswinging movement on the bottom ofthe seat for the purposes hereinafter to be more fully described.

One end of each rod is disposed upwardly so as to extend substantiallyvertically with respect to the seat 1 -when the parts are assembled inthe manner upstanding portions 5 of therods 2 and 3 terminate in thedownwardly extending-hooks 6 to provide a means for supporting the chairwhen the same is in use,"the hooks 6 being adapted to extend over theupper an ordinary chair (not shown). The opposite ends of the rods ofthe seat inthe manner illustrated at 7 for a suitable height and therods are then disposed rearwardly in a. plane substantially parallel tothe seat as shown at 8 so that the horizontally extending portions ofthe rod extending portions 5 arranged in the rear of the seat 1 as isclearly illustrated in Figural. The ends of I illustrated at- 5 in thedrawing. The ends ofzthe more clearly illustrated in edge of the back"of are also'di'sposed u'pwardly so as to'extend vertically inthe frontthe rods are then disposed laterally as illustrated at 9 and thenceupwardly as at 10 and terminate in the rearwardly curved portions 11which engage the portions of the rods 5 adjacent the hooks 6. Theupstanding portions 10 of the rods will be spaced from the portions 5and extending across the upstanding portion 10 and adapted to bedetachably secured thereto is the back rest 12.

In order to prevent the collapsing of the chair, the brace 13 isprovided and the same extends across the forward portions of thehorizontally disposed portions 8 of the rods in the manner illustratedin Figure 1. This would tend to hold the rods in proper posi is in useand when it is desired to fold the chair in order to store the same awayor to facilitate the carrying thereof from one place to another, thebrace 13 and the back rest 12 may be readily dis engaged from the rodand the rod may be folded in the manner as illustrated in Figure 2 onthe under side of thesea-t 1. Handles 141- are provided on thehorizontally disposed portions 8 to facilitate the lifting of the chair;When in a folded position the chairinay be readily inserted in asuitable case such as is illustrated at 15 in Figure 3 of the drawing.When within the case, the chair may be ciently carried from one placetoanother.

The provision of a childs folding chair of the character above describedenables the parts to" be readily and easily assembled so that the chairmay be placed in position on the back of an ordinary chair and when insuch position,

on the seat of the ordinary chair on which the folding chair issupported. A device of the character above'described willgnot only beinexpensive, but will also be strong and t-tdurable as Well aseasily andquickly assembled or disassembled. I

, While I haveshowvn the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is tobelunderstood thatvari'ousichanges in the size, shape and arrangement,of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention,

what I claim is-:---

:A, folding chair including a seat, a pair of-spaced parallel strips onthe bottom suiface of the seat, apair of rods adapted for swingingmovement between the-bottom surthe childs feet may rest face of the seatand thestrips, said rods extending transversely ofithe strips adjacentengaging the aformentioned vertically ex-c,

tending portion at the rear edge of the seat,

the end of each rod then being disposed laterally-and upwardly :andcurved: atits end to engage the upper portion of the'werticallyextending portion of the rodat :the rear of the seat, aback restextending across the upwardly extending po'rtion.=-of

the rods, at the rear of the seat, means for bracing :the portions ofthe :rods'adjacent the forward edge of the seat, and handles carried bythe horizontally disposed} portions of said rods. v I

In testimony whereof I affiximy si nature.

SPEROS. PANAGOP- 1 LOS.

